Carex cephalophora

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Species Distribution Map
Family:CYPERACEAE
Species:Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
Common Name:Oval Head Sedge
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
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Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FAC (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCYPERACEAE - Sedge family
Genus Carex
Species Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd. - Oval Head Sedge

Citation

Citation Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4(1): 220. 1805.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: PENNSYLVANIA:

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Carex cephalophora var. angustifolia Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, var. angustifolia Boott, Ill. Carex 123, pl. 398. 1862.Carex leavenworthii Dewey 1846. 
Carex cephalophora var. leavenworthii Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, var. leavenworthii (Dewey) Kükenthal, in Engler, Pflanzenr. 4(Heft 38): 158. 1909. nom. illegit.Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, var. angustifolia Boott 1862; Carex leavenworthii Dewey 1846. 
Carex cephalophora var. anomala Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, var. anomala Farwell, Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 1: 90. 1923. MICHIGAN: Wayne Co.: Dearborn, 15 Aug 1920, Farwell 5598 (holotype: BLH).
Carex cephalophora var. bracteosa Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow, var. bracteosa Farwell, Annual Rep. Michigan Acad. Sci. 22: 180. 1921. MICHIGAN: Washtenaw Co.: Ypsilanti,
Carex leavenworthii Carex leavenworthii Dewey, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 52: 246. 1846. LOUISIANA: Without data, 1845, Leavenworth s.n. (holotype: ?; isotype: NY).
Diemisa cephalophora Diemisa cephalophora (Muhlenberg ex Willdenow) Rafinesque, Good Book 27. 1840.Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow 1805. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Choctaw, Clay, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lee, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, NY, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU113183 Shelby 4 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16213		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
AUA000041785 Cullman 5 May 1934 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
UWAL0044812 Winston 04 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4824		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
JSU113185 St. Clair 12 May 1983 Whetstone, R. David
13179		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
UNA00000627 Madison 06 May 1978 Bryson, Charles T.
1922		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
ALNHS00007312 Jackson 01 MAY 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4472		 ALNHS
Carex cephalophora Muhl.
UNA00000632 Jackson 08 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1776		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
AUA000024957 Lee 4 Apr 2006 Duke, L.N.
15		 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
UNA00000637 Wilcox 16 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1515		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
NY02254762 20 Feb 1905 George R. Vasey
s.n.		 NY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
AUA000020141 Choctaw 23 Apr 1994 Crouch, Virginia E.
864		 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
UWAL0032225 St. Clair 03 Jun 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4557		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
JSU113181 Marshall 7 May 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
5466		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
AUA000041788 Cullman 30 Apr 1926 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
UWAL0003146 Sumter 17 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5780		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
UWAL0035002 Madison 02 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7904		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
ALNHS00005552 Tuscaloosa 09 May 2018 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3757		 ALNHS
Carex cephalophora Muhl.
UNA00065722 Tuscaloosa 02 May 2005 Bryson, Charles T.
20527		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
JSU113182 Marshall 30 May 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
1984		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
ALNHS00003449 Lauderdale 23 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SC-491		 ALNHS
Carex cephalophora Muhl.ex Willd.
AUA000038302 Madison 2 Jun 2017 England, J. Kevin
7904		 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
UNA00000652 Autauga 16 Apr 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1534		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
NY02254838 Wilcox 16 Apr 1980 John H. Wiersema
1515		 NY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
UNA00074144 Lee 3 Apr 1997 Miller, James H.
s.n.		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
UNA00054289 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1220		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
UWAL0053329 Tuscaloosa 08 May 2021 Bryson, Charles T.
25942		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
UNA00000627 Madison 6 May 1978 Bryson, Charles T.
1922		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
TROY000024907 Clay 04 May 2006 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12431		 TROY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
NY02255041 Bibb 30 Apr 2007 Charles T. Bryson
22168		 NY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
JSU113178 Etowah 6 May 1996 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4457		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
TROY000049990 Lee 03 Apr 1997 Miller, James H.
s.n.		 TROY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
UWAL0015009 Bullock 29 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
444		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
JSU113184 Shelby 4 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16213		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
UWAL0051963 DeKalb 30 Apr 2021 England, J. Kevin
11988		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Schkuhr
UWAL0057009 Madison 19 May 2023 England, Kevin J.
13592		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
UWAL0044404 Baldwin 08 Apr 2004 Larsen, Harry S.
1164		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
UNA00000647 Morgan 10 May 1980 Wiersema, John H.
1847		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
TROY000042406 Sumter 17 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5780		 TROY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
JSU113180 Jackson 26 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1909		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
JSU113179 Jackson 4 May 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6119		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
ALNHS00003962 Madison 23 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#2356		 ALNHS
Carex cephalophora Muhl.
AUA000041779 Cullman 24 Apr 1910 Wolf, Wolfgang
505		 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
TROY000038149 Bullock 29 Mar 2012 Dykes, Bailee
444		 TROY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
AUA000024330 Talladega 22 Apr 2007 Stewart, K.I.
1-24		 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
ALNHS00004659 Winston 07 Jun 2017 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#3137		 ALNHS
Carex cephalophora Muhl.
UNA00000642 Tuscaloosa 18 May 1966 Brooks, Carol J.
103		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
UWAL0003145 Colbert 23 Apr 2010 Keener, Brian R.
5838		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
UWAL0049282 Bullock 01 May 2017 Horne, Howard E.
3865		 UWAL
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Willdenow
UNA00000662 Cullman 04 May 1881 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Carex cephalophora Muhl. ex Willd.
AUA000020142 Jefferson 26 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1148		 AUA
Carex Cephalophora Muhl. Ex Willd.
TROY000010113 Lee 03 Apr 1997 Miller, James H.
s.n.		 TROY
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
JSU113177 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1220		 JSU
Carex cephalophora Muhlenberg ex Schkuhr
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